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Trump Chastises Federal Response to Hurricane Helene, Vows to Restore ‘Fort Bragg’ Name

As of Oct. 5, 115 deaths had been reported by North Carolina state and local authorities.
Trump Chastises Federal Response to Hurricane Helene, Vows to Restore ‘Fort Bragg’ Name
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, participates in a town hall at the Crown Center Arena in Fayetteville, N. C., on Oct. 4, 2024. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.—While cleanup and rescue efforts continued on the opposite side of the state, former President Donald Trump chastised the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene at a town hall in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Oct. 4

Speaking in front of a packed Crown Center Arena, Trump told a crowd that included many active-duty and retired military members that the federal response to the disaster had been “rotten” and “terrible.”

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.